Removal And Installation: Seat: Removal

WARNING: Never probe the electrical connectors on airbag, Safety Canopy or side air curtain assemblies. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the accidental deployment of these assemblies, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death.

WARNING: Never disassemble or tamper with seat belt deployable components, including pretensioners, load limiters and inflators. Never back probe deployable device electrical connectors. Tampering or back probing may cause an accidental deployment and result in personal injury or death.

NOTE: The air bag warning indicator illuminates when the correct RCM fuse is removed and the ignition switch is ON.

NOTE: The SRS must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.

NOTE: If the seat rear mounting bolts are not accessible, refer to Accessing Mounting Bolts On an Inoperative Power Seat .

1.

WARNING: Turn the ignition OFF and wait one minute to deplete the backup power supply. Ignition must remain OFF until repair is complete. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury or death in the event of an accidental deployment.

Turn the ignition off, wait one minute.

2.

Lift from the front and remove the front covers.

3.

Remove the 2 front mounting bolts.

4.

For manual passenger seat, remove the seat track travel restrictor.

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5.

Position the seat all the way forward and down.

6.

Remove the 2 rear mounting bolts.

7.

Position the seat to the middle of the track.

8.

Depower the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS). REFER to Supplemental Restraint System .

9.

Disconnect the seat electrical connector.

10.

WARNING: Use care when handling the front passenger seat and track assembly. Dropping the assembly, placing excessive weight on or sitting on a front passenger seat that is not secured in the vehicle may result in damaged seat components. Failure to follow these instructions may result in incorrect operation of the occupant classification system (OCS) and increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.

Remove the front seat.